On long trips I run the 700/705 combo. That will go 5K easily. Fronts will go much longer while touring. It all depends on how thin you run your tires down to. I pulled my last rear 700 when the center bar was smooth due to prepping for a 1200 mile trip. That was with 4K on it at 25 psi average.

Point proven. You missed entirely the meaning of a comment that in Australian colloquial terms is benign and doesn't even rate on an offensive scale (unless in polite female company)... and turned it into something else.

Shut up.

Is that American enough for you? Talk motorcycles, maybe the DR650 for example.

Anyone know where I can get the little magnet that mounts to the rotor to transmit to the vapor unit?

So, I'm in Argentina and the time is up on my chain and sprockets. I brought spares with me. Decided to have a shop put on the front 14t sprocket while having some other work done. By the time I get back, at closing, the works all done BUT the little triangular retainer plate is handed back to me saying it wasn't needed.Here's the question ... what are the possible negative ramifications of riding the without that little thing? At first all felt fine but after 1,000 kms things are sounding a bit rough at times.

Anything? ... Thanks

If it's the triangular Procycle plate it should have fitted fine with the 14 tooth (since that's the point of it). One can only assume they put a clip retainer on it. Why? Who knows. Perhaps they snapped the retainer bolts off in the sprocket and just left the sprocket floating... I'd be checking it.

And for the Aus slang posts, we abbreviate "Good Day Sir", to "G'Day"..... jeez mate, if ya gonna use Aussie slang ya gotta spell it right....

Point proven. You missed entirely the meaning of a comment that in Australian colloquial terms is benign and doesn't even rate on an offensive scale (unless in polite female company)... and turned it into something else.

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Shut up.
Is that American enough for you?

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And for the Aus slang posts, we abbreviate "Good Day Sir", to "G'Day"..... jeez mate, if ya gonna use Aussie slang ya gotta spell it right....

She had more pricks than a second hand dartboard.A few wanks short of an orgasmAbout as useful as tits on a bullScarce as rocking horse shitMay your ears turn into arseholes and shit on your shouldersHappy as a bastard on Father's DayI’m busier than a one armed paper boyAs useless as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contestStop pissing in my pocket mateUp at a sparrows fartBuilt like a brick shithouseShe bangs like a dunny door in a hurricaneHe's got a few roos loose in the top paddockHe’s a sandwich short of a picnicHe's a can short of a six-pack2 tim tams short of a packetDon’t get ya knickers in a knotFair crack of the whipFair suck of the saveloy (sav)

Thanks! Your list reminded me of two favorites of my own, above. That dartboard comparison will be used in the near future.

Whoops! I missed the mention of the Triangular retainer plate. Isn't that the piece sold by someone specifically to hold the smaller 14T sprocket on? It should NOT need grinding ... should bolt right up.
I was referring to the STOCK plate shown above. That one is easily ground down a bit to allow the 14T clearance. Maybe the Argentines made their own retainer plate? Or ... ? I also prefer the stock plate to a Snap Ring. Anyway, sorry for the confusion. Good luck!

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No confusion, you nailed it. Procycle sells the triangular piece and the stock round one fits easily with a little grinding to clear the sprocket.

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If it's the triangular Procycle plate it should have fitted fine with the 14 tooth (since that's the point of it). One can only assume they put a clip retainer on it. Why? Who knows. Perhaps they snapped the retainer bolts off in the sprocket and just left the sprocket floating... I'd be checking it.

Thanks guys. It's the Procycle retainer plate that I still have in my bag. I haven't even taken the cover off to see what's up in there. Daylight now so that's my first order of business. The mech. must have used a c-clip or ? I'll report back, hopefully with pics.

I learn a little more about this bike every day thanks to the collective knowledge of fellow DRers.

Grifter ... I'm in Puerto Madryn on my way south to where else - Ushuaia. Been on the road almost 6 months at this point. Fun? I can't begin to describe hahaha.

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So I'm going to try out the Shinko 700's for my road trip. Thanks for all the input yesterday, much appreciated. I like the idea of having a bit more of a knob on the back as opposed to running a 700 on the front and 705 on the rear. We'll see if they last the 5K trip or not, hopefully they will.
The closest sizes available in the 700's are 4.6/17 (the size chart says the 120.90-17 uses 4.25-4.5). Hopefully that extra .10" isn't going to be an issue. The 3.0/21 falls within spec for the 90/90-21 front. These should work fine, right?

we Northern Hemispherians are modding up for a new riding season - spring has sprung here in TX and thank God for the rain.... drought is epic

but I'm wondering if any of you have come up with the end-all/be-all windshield solution ??? we go through this conversation every couple of years and I'm just wondering if anyone has one they really, really love yet?

So I'm going to try out the Shinko 700's for my road trip. Thanks for all the input yesterday, much appreciated. I like the idea of having a bit more of a knob on the back as opposed to running a 700 on the front and 705 on the rear. We'll see if they last the 5K trip or not, hopefully they will.
The closest sizes available in the 700's are 4.6/17 (the size chart says the 120.90-17 uses 4.25-4.5). Hopefully that extra .10" isn't going to be an issue. The 3.0/21 falls within spec for the 90/90-21 front. These should work fine, right?

I would run the 5.10/17" rear and the 3.00/21" front. You never know about tread life, some can't get 3500 miles. I got 4000 miles and still had an 1/8" of rubber left till smooth. Then again, I got 6K out of my last rear 705. YMMV...

I would run the 5.10/17" rear and the 3.00/21" front. You never know about tread life, some can't get 3500 miles. I got 4000 miles and still had an 1/8" of rubber left till smooth. Then again, I got 6K out of my last rear 705. YMMV...

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Seems like that should fit up ok. I'm running a 130/80-17 now and that fits fine. Thanks.